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Killing Clones in T2 lockdown

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Sun, 06/03/2012 - 06:10
Lunaice's picture
Lunaice

With a bomb or gun please but bomb is more preferable.

I'm guessing but is it The poison haze bomb(forgot 3 star name) and SS?(Bombs) and if it is how?

I don't know about guns...

Sun, 06/03/2012 - 06:47
#1
Doctorspacebar's picture
Doctorspacebar
SUNSHAAAAAAAAARDS

Here are some ideas.

-A status-causing Alchemer can be useful for hit-and-run with a Recon Cloak. Uncloak-FIRE-cloak works wonders. I would recommend getting the Firotech or Voltech; Cryotech would be great if every Dusker Clone didn't have Freeze resistance. Don't unload the full clip; you have to reload then, and that is dangerous.
-Hit-and-run can be done with Magnus, with a little less mobility; Magnus immobilizes you while you fire, but it fires quick, dealing Piercing damage and Stun.
-Some people like Valiance in T3, and MAYBE Super Blaster will function the same way in T2. If it does, the trick is to Death Mark the target (with the Recon Cloak), then open fire with the Super Blaster. Death Mark cleans up the target's defenses, and the gun's knockback might save your life.
-If you're OK with a less popular sword, once you've Shocked a clone, you can probably hit him with a Kamarin. Its best aspect is the charge attack; Recon helps with this, having a global CTR: Medium. Its combo knocks clones back, but it's tricky to time.
-Toxic Vaporizer Mk II is all right in tandem with another weapon, but not so much on its own. It's not a damager, but a debuffer that makes a victim's attack into utter crap.
-Sun Shards is an EXCELLENT bomb for T2 Lockdown. Sends eight split Piercing/Elemental shards in different directions. It's best to use alongside other players, where enemies are distracted dealing with "the greater threat". But a solo bomber with SS can wipe out a Dusker Clone, if my T3 performance is any indication.
-Super Blast Bomb, if spammed effectively, makes the place no-man's-land. Twisted Spine Cone has no knockback, but still deals nice damage.
-Haze Bomb Mk II is dangerous to use because of a glitch that may cause someone to double attack; if they launch an attack and get stunned midway, the double attack takes effect. However, it's amazing to use in tandem with another bomber with Lightning Capacitor.
-The aforementioned Lightning Capacitor is something I used in T2 Lockdown, along with a Sealed Sword. Spamming it and staying with a group, or packing a sword to use on the side, is certainly an effective tactic, as the Shock interruption will save your skin while making them vulnerable to attack. If combined with another guy's Haze Mk II, the combination is deadly, making the guy a moving target.
-Fiery Vaporizer Mk II just... isn't that powerful. A Firotech's fire does more; FV Mk II will just annoy the clones a little while they run you through. FREEZING Vaporizer Mk II would be incredible... if Duskers didn't have so much unreasonable Freeze resist. Since when is a Voltail immune to Freeze anyway?
-As far as armor goes, you don't need a Demo Suit if you're going Recon; the cloak offers Very High CTR for Bombs, and if you've got level 10 Bombs, the CTR will reach Maximum. In T3, you'll want Bombastic or Mercurial Demo as a Recon Bomber; in T2, you don't get any of that. With a Recon Cloak, your best bet is a defensive armor (Quicksilver works well, immune to Toothpicks and Shock), or an armor that optimizes another weapon type (Gunslinger, for example, goes great with a recon Bomber). You can bomb with Guardian, but even if you have full Fused Demo, your CTR will only reach Ultra.
-If you use the Recon Cloak, DON'T BE PREDICTABLE! When you cloak, people expect you to run away. Instead, move a completely different direction: straight toward them. They'll likely be swinging at the air where you were, while you slip safely behind them.

Someone (I think it was Seiran, but I'm not so sure) made an awesome guide to Recons. Would someone link it, please?

Sun, 06/03/2012 - 06:57
#2
Juances's picture
Juances
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You wont kill with haze bombs (unles the enemy is a blind kamikaze), just annoy the guy so someone else can do it. Yu could potentially poison the guy then swiitch to somethig else, but it's not that simple in groups, besides the radius is small and the status wont last forever.

Sun, 06/03/2012 - 07:10
#3
Raisinfist's picture
Raisinfist
Right up my end.

Use any of these, if possible...
-Sun Shards - they never even see it coming; walk over it, get owned.
-Any good, fast-firing gun (I'd say Antigua - it's piercing ergo weak against them, but annoys them like crazy) which doesn't make you stand still.
-Possibly the Pulsar, for sheer annoyance (cloak, fire one shot, cloak again while circling and watch them fail to get you) - Kilowatt, for preference, it's elemental and has shock.
-Voltech Alchemer line/Shock haze bomb could easily work. Shock is extremely effective against clones.
-Magnus for stun - see also a Troika/Suda line, if you have ASI on it - or Haze Bomb.
-Full Fused Demo set - with fully heated bombs and a Recon shield, this gets CTR: Max! - is especially effective with Sun Shards, as it already has a short fuse.
-Heart pendants/Piercing defence trinkets for not getting impaled every three seconds.
Also, it helps to know clones' attack patterns - if you don't know, get similar gear to them and play at least 5 games of LD with only that gear and a Striker module.

Sun, 06/03/2012 - 08:21
#4
Doctorspacebar's picture
Doctorspacebar
SUNSHAAAAAAAAARDS

@Raisinfist: Recon Cloak already has a CTR: Max with bombs. Look at its stats here.

Global CTR Medium + Bomb CTR Medium + CTR Medium from Level 10 Bomb = Maximum CTR. So if you use the Recon Cloak, you don't need the Fused Demo Suit at all.

Since there are no T2 sets with bomb damage bonuses, his best bet is a Gunslinger set, Dusker set, or a defensive armor like Elemental or Quicksilver. (I always hated that dang Pulsar, so Shock resistance is good.) Drake Scale might also be a good choice, packing defense against the Hammer, Toothpicks, Antigua, and Kilowatt Pulsar, the staple weapons of a Dusker Clone. That occasional Sealed Sword will rip it to shreds, though.

Also, Piercing defence trinkets never really helped me. I always hear the defense is negligible.

Other than that, your advice is sound.

Mon, 06/04/2012 - 05:20
#5
Tsubasa-No-Me's picture
Tsubasa-No-Me
One thing I've learned:

The stagger storm? It hides its bombs.

Not only is the mist from this bomb sneaky and mostly unnoticeable to dashing strikers, but the bombs are nearly invisible in its mist, as well as the radius for placed bombs... This makes it very amusing when a striker runs in, gets stunned, runs back with its tail between its legs, and dies because of all the mist bombs placed in its path.

Friggan, hilarious.

Mon, 06/04/2012 - 05:20
#6
Tsubasa-No-Me's picture
Tsubasa-No-Me
One thing I've learned:

The stagger storm? It hides its bombs.

Not only is the mist from this bomb sneaky and mostly unnoticeable to dashing strikers, but the bombs are nearly invisible in its mist, as well as the radius for placed bombs... This makes it very amusing when a striker runs in, gets stunned, runs back with its tail between its legs, and dies because of all the mist bombs placed in its path.

Friggan, hilarious.

Mon, 06/04/2012 - 05:48
#7
Lunaice's picture
Lunaice
Thank you :D

Thank you very much guys, I will finally eradicate the clones that themselves created the clone wars..

I will consider all your suggestions so I can find a comfortable and effective choice to kill the clones.

Tue, 06/05/2012 - 05:14
#8
Lunaice's picture
Lunaice
Might try the Lightning

Might try the Lightning Capacitator spamming, or Kilowatt Pulsar, which is better?

Tried spamming MBB and it's very good but I'm not used on SS.

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